Firecrawl MCP Server
The Firecrawl MCP Server lets your AI crawl entire sites, convert pages to clean Markdown, and run web searches — no manual copy-paste of page content.
For example, "scrape this competitor's pricing page and turn it into a comparison table" — the AI uses Firecrawl to fetch, parse, and return structured results. This is Firecrawl's official server.
What it does for you
Lets your AI crawl a whole site or page into clean Markdown — great for bulk-scraping static content and feeding knowledge bases.
Capabilities
- Scrape a single page to clean Markdown
- Crawl an entire site / many pages
- Structured extraction from pages
Once installed, try asking your AI
Say this directly in Claude / Cursor or any client with this server connected
- ›“Crawl this docs site and compile everything into one Markdown file”
- ›“Scrape the titles and summaries of the latest 10 posts from this blog”
Install / Connect
claude mcp add firecrawl-mcp -- npx -y firecrawl-mcpFollow the official README; env and args vary per server.
Why use it
Good for: developers and operators doing competitive research, content aggregation, or feeding real-time web data to the AI.
Officially maintained, high star count, top-tier TrustScore — full health data is shown below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Firecrawl scrape pages behind a login?
It mainly scrapes publicly accessible pages; authenticated cases depend on configuration, and you should respect the target site's terms.
Does it cost money?
The server is open-source, but the Firecrawl scraping service it calls may have quota/paid tiers depending on your usage.